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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: sleek on December 03, 2014, 08:20:54 pm

Title: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 03, 2014, 08:20:54 pm

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I think I may be able to get usable wood out of these. They are both 47" long and I dont know their age. Guy who gave them to me at work 3 years ago reckoned they have been on the ground for 20+ years. Hope I can do them right. Question is, staves or billets?

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: Thunder on December 03, 2014, 10:32:06 pm

I say go for it and use them as staves, if it wasn't challenging it wouldn't be so much fun.  >:D
I'll have to show you a pic of a tiny toothpick of a bow I'm almost finished with 50#@22"
I'll pm you soon (next week?) about saplings, I not sure what all I have seasoned.

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: Pat B on December 03, 2014, 11:03:29 pm

Clean both up and see what you actually have before deciding how to use them.

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: Pappy on December 04, 2014, 05:43:13 am

Yep looks like quite the Challenge to me, good luck with that. :)
  Pappy

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: blackhawk on December 04, 2014, 07:01:26 am

Quote from: Pat B on December 03, 2014, 11:03:29 pm

Clean both up and see what you actually have before deciding how to use them.

+1

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 17, 2014, 11:08:58 pm

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Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 17, 2014, 11:11:26 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20141217_205025_zps2drhk9gw.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20141217_205025_zps2drhk9gw.jpg.html)

All cleaned up. Lost allota thickness. But I think I still have enough meat. Thinking a set of twin bendy handles. Maybe 40#@25/26"?

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: osage outlaw on December 17, 2014, 11:41:44 pm

Nice save!

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 12:45:05 am

Thanks, but that was the easy part. We will see if it makes a bow or not then decide if it was a save or a waste of knife hanlde material or a walking stick.

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: Pappy on December 18, 2014, 05:18:41 am

Well they are looking good so far anyway. ;) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: TimBo on December 18, 2014, 11:14:54 am

Eh, they have too much reflex for walking sticks anyway!

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: Aaron H on December 18, 2014, 11:36:35 am

Gotta love some good character

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 12:16:06 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20141217_230338_zpsqlvo7k1g.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20141217_230338_zpsqlvo7k1g.jpg.html)

Well there is alotta rot to deal with in there and not much solid wood left.

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 12:18:02 pm

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Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 12:19:40 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20141217_230459_zpsee6irtpz.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20141217_230459_zpsee6irtpz.jpg.html)

Still chopping and digging the discolored wood out the rotten knot hole.

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 12:21:11 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20141217_232823_zpsukhsvnzt.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20141217_232823_zpsukhsvnzt.jpg.html)

Not much left but we will see...

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 12:23:08 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20141217_232829_zpsmda8imqb.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20141217_232829_zpsmda8imqb.jpg.html)

Lucky for me it doesnt take much osage to make a bow. This is gonna be what I call a ribbon bow, thin, wide, and having ribbon like curves.

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 01:52:16 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20141218_120235_zpsymmnppni.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20141218_120235_zpsymmnppni.jpg.html)

Here we are braced and still in one piece. Thats always a plus.

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 02:08:23 pm

Now I have reached a delima. Its a good looking bow. I drew it to 25# and heard it start to rip though I see no obvious damage yet. Do I break it to see where and hope I can fix it on its sister stave or keep it as a wall hanger?

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 02:14:00 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20141218_122204_zpsrctz43hc.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20141218_122204_zpsrctz43hc.jpg.html)

Never mind I found it.

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 02:15:34 pm

Its a shame really, such is life. Very brittle wood. Makes me wonder how all these fence post bows survive?

Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: sleek on December 18, 2014, 02:20:42 pm

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Title: Re: challenging osage
Post by: RAU on December 18, 2014, 03:44:39 pm

I really think you can save that splinter. Run sum thin superglue intp splinter, quickly unstring, then wrap area with serving set in glue